Archive for 'Places'
The Panasonic Center is Great
One of the interesting things about visiting Japan is the combination of the past and the future. Last time I talked about the past, the Great Buddha of Kamakura, and now I want to talk about the future, which I saw at the Panasonic Center on Odaiba. They have a public showroom, which is sort […]
Posted: January 9th, 2010 under Places.
Tags: 3DTV, Air hockey, House of the future, Immature, Japan, Life Wall, Nanoe, Panasonic, RiSuPia, Travel
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The Great Buddha of Kamakura is Great
I am not a Buddhist. Actually, I am not really anything. Agnostic, I guess. But if someone stuck a gun to my head and said “Pick an organized religion, doubt-monkey!” (and it could happen) then Buddhism would be on the short list. On a recent trip to Japan, I was genuinely awed by the Great […]
Posted: December 29th, 2009 under Places.
Tags: All up in there, Buddha, Butter cookies, Gift shops, Improbable gun scenarios, Japan, Kamakura, Travel
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Halloween in West Hollywood 2009 was Great
Posted: November 1st, 2009 under Places.
Tags: Ambiguously Gay Duo, Aunt Jemima, Avoid the Noid, Balloon Boy, Beaker, Captain N, Costumes, Gabe, Gilly, Golden Showers, Halloween, Halloween Carnaval, Hindu, Legos, Mario Kart, Penny Arcade, Ratatouille, Rice Krispies, Santa Claus, Smurfette, Storm Shadow, Tea Party, The Wiz, Up, Wall-E, West Hollywood, Wonder Woman, Wooly Willy
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Jon Brion is Great
For our ninth anniversary, my partner, Heather, and I went out to dinner and a show. The dinner wasn’t so great, but the show was truly excellent, so that’s what I’m going to tell you about. We went to see musician and producer Jon Brion perform his regular Friday night gig at Largo at the […]
Posted: October 20th, 2009 under Music, Places.
Tags: Actually it was a vibraphone, Blackouts, Consecutive songs from Rubber Soul, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fiona Apple, Jon Brion, Largo at the Coronet, Magnolia, Music, Musical magic tricks, Plus he played the theremin, Punch-Drunk Love, Tambourine Solo!, The show must go on
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The Pinball Hall of Fame is Great
Okay, I’ll admit it, this is the main reason I went to Las Vegas in the first place. The Pinball Hall of Fame is home to over 150 pinball machines (as well as several video games), and I wish I could have had the time and money to play them all. As it is, I […]
Posted: October 17th, 2009 under Places, Video Games.
Tags: Dot-matrix displays, Five balls, Inappropriate Mecca-based analogies, Las Vegas, Pinball Circus, Pinball Hall of Fame, Sore wrists
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The Bellagio Conservatory is Great
Las Vegas is very difficult for a non-smoker to deal with. The first night we were there, after we checked into our hotel, we walked down to the food court to get a snack, then came straight back to our room, and we already reeked of cigarette smoke. It was super gross. There’s something about […]
Posted: October 16th, 2009 under Places.
Tags: Bellagio, Botanical Gardens, Conservatory, Fake venus flytraps, Giant pumpkins, Las Vegas, Smoke, Why is Autumn the only season with two names?
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Isla at Treasure Island is Great
We had a lot of tasty food in Las Vegas, but my favorite restaurant was Isla Mexican Kitchen (located in Treasure Island). I’m not enough of a gourmand to be able to tell you exactly why it was delicious, just that it was, and that I’d easily recommend it to anyone. Take a look at […]
Posted: October 15th, 2009 under Food, Places.
Tags: Chocolate lava, Food, Isla Mexican Kitchen, Las Vegas, Mole mole mole, People who aren't gourmands, Plantains, Surprisingly good dishes at TGI Fridays, Treasure Island, Who's Maya?
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Penn & Teller are Great
I’ve been a fan of Penn & Teller since I was a little kid watching them on Saturday Night Live (syndicated on Comedy Central—I’m not that old), so when it came time to pick a show for our Las Vegas trip it was an easy choice (sorry The Sensual Side of Cirque du Soleil). They […]
Posted: October 14th, 2009 under Places.
Tags: Fake psychics, Las Vegas, Magic, Manilla envelope, Penn & Teller, This trick is done with a piece of thread, Travel, You can't be incognito when you're that tall
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The Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage is Great
Siegfried and Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage in Las Vegas is a miniature zoo right in the middle of a massive hotel and casino. I say miniature because it only has dolphins, alpacas, and a few different varieties of large cat. The major draw is undoubtedly the dolphins, and even though […]
Posted: October 12th, 2009 under Places.
Tags: All mammals have belly buttons, Dolphin Habitat, Las Vegas, Miniature zoo, Secret Garden, Travel
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